To start off you want to make a chain long enough to wrap around your ballerina's waist plus three

stitches; for Coryn,

this ended up being 63 chains. I used a fairly thick worsted weight yarn. For a finer yarn you'll probably have to make
more stitches around but remember that the yarn will stretch a little bit once you start to work it and don't go too wide.
For this pattern I'll use the measurements I did. Don't be afraid to adjust for your own child.

Ch 63
ROW 1: DC in the third stitch from the hook and in each stitch across (60 DC), ch 3
and turn.
ROW 2: 2DC in each stitch across (120 DC), this will start the ripple that you want, ch
3 and turn.
ROW 3: (2DC in the first stitch, 1DC in the next stitch) repeat across (180 DC), ch 3
and turn
(V-stitch: In each stitch you'll do a double crochet, a chain, and a double crochet.)
ROW 4: (V stitch, skip a space), across, until the last stitch, DC in the last stitch ch 3
and turn.
For the remaining rows you want to work it the same as the first v stitch row except
rather than skipping spaces, you'll just want to do the v stitch in the chain of the v
stitch below it. So: V stitch in each chain stitch across. DC in the ch 3 at the end of
the row, Ch3 and turn. On the last V stitch row, don't Ch3.
It takes about 8 rows to achieve the length of skirt I got in the picture. I considered
going longer. If you decide to make a longer skirt just increase the amount of V stitch
rows as you see fit.
At the end of the last v-stitch row leave a long tail to sew up the skirt. Leave a few
inches un-sewn so that it has a little bit of a gap. Crochet a loop on one side. Attach a
button on the other side.
To crochet your own button, ch 2, 6sc in each the second chain, fasten off.
Let me know if you try this pattern or have any questions about it.